These are low-end criminals, of course they couldn't afford expensive tailoring. But the photographs are stunning, they could as well be from a fashion magazine. Could have been Sally Mann. I love wet plate photographs. Infinite resolution.

"Nur der ist Meister seiner Kunst, der immer sucht, das Gute zu verbessern und niemals glaubt, das Beste schon zu haben.""Only he is a master of his art who always seeks to improve the good and never believes to have the best already"

These photographs are fantastic. I have had copies of a bunch of them hanging on my wall for years. I've been thinking it could have been the RTW of the time?
+ Also, they probably didn't have it cleaned, steamed or pressed very often. Could look like they even slept in it... And some of them might have enjoyed a traditional bar fight every now and then. My guess would be that that also could put things out of shape.

Still I would wear that any time compared to what I've seen on the streets of Copenhage the last couple of years.

These are low-end criminals, of course they couldn't afford expensive tailoring. .

For comparison's sake (i.e. what these suits might have looked like if they hadn't been slept in, etc) here are contemporary photos of men on the other end of the social spectrum, and often the law (preponderence of judges & co.):

For comparison's sake (i.e. what these suits might have looked like if they hadn't been slept in, etc) here are contemporary photos of men on the other end of the social spectrum, and often the law (preponderence of judges & co.):